{"product_id":"les-miserables-paperback","title":"Les Misérables - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictor Hugo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFew novels ever swept across the world with such overpowering impact as \u003ci\u003eLes Mis rables. \u003c\/i\u003eWithin 24 hours, the first Paris edition was sold out. In other great cities of the world it was devoured with equal relish.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, \u003ci\u003eLes Mis rables \u003c\/i\u003eis not only superb adventure but a powerful social document. The story of how the convict Jean-Valjean struggled to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity, in a world brutalized by poverty and ignorance, became the gospel of the poor and the oppressed.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, LES MISERABLES is not only superb adventure but a powerful social document. The story of how the convict Jean-Valjean struggled to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity, in a world brutalized by poverty and ignorance, became the gospel of the poor and the oppressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew novels ever swept the world with such overpowering impact as LES MISERABLES. Within twenty-four hours of its publication in 1862, the first Paris edition was sold out. In other great cities throughout the world, it was devoured with equal relish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, LES MISERABLES is not only a superb adventure but a powerful social document. The story of how the convict Jean Valjean struggles to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity in a world brutalized by poverty and ignorance became the gospel of the poor and the oppressed. One of the greatest works in Western literature, LES MISERABLES is an exhilarating and deeply profound reading experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictor Hugo\u003c\/b\u003e (1802-85), novelist, poet, playwright, and French national icon, is best known for two of today's most popular world classics: \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Hunchback of Notre-Dame\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as other works, including \u003ci\u003eThe Toilers of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Laughs\u003c\/i\u003e. Hugo was elected to the Académie Française in 1841. As a statesman, he was named a Peer of France in 1845. He served in France's National Assemblies in the Second Republic formed after the 1848 revolution, and in 1851 went into self-imposed exile upon the ascendance of Napoleon III, who restored France's government to authoritarian rule. Hugo returned to France in 1870 after the proclamation of the Third Republic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJulie Rose\u003c\/b\u003e's acclaimed translations include Alexandre Dumas's \u003ci\u003eThe Knight of Maison-Rouge\u003c\/i\u003e and Racine's \u003ci\u003ePhèdre\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as works by Paul Virilio, Jacques Rancière, Chantal Thomas, and many others. She is a recipient of the PEN medallion for translation and the New South Wales Premier's Translation Prize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAdam Gopnik\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eParis to the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThrough the Children's Gate\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor of the Library of America anthology \u003ci\u003eAmericans in Paris\u003c\/i\u003e. He writes on various subjects for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and has written introductions to works by Maupassant, Balzac, Proust, and Alain-Fournier.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 6.86 x 4.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 1982\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44302361362534,"sku":"9780449300022","price":17.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZExPM1IrQnB6RzdZSnI1enJsM0Q5QT09.webp?v=1767466525","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/les-miserables-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}